Follicular puncture is one phase of the IVF process through which the eggs are obtained in the laboratory. It consists of the aspiration of the follicular liquid with the help of a fine cannula through the vagina. It requires sedation and ultrasound control.
In addition, as it is donor semen, it must be treated because it is stored frozen.
Read the full article on: IVF using donor sperm: the process, costs and its success rates ( 115).
By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Esther Marbán Bermejo M.D. (gynecologist), José María Sánchez Jordán M.D. (gynecologist), Mark P. Trolice M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.E. (reproductive endocrinologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Rut Gómez de Segura M.D. (gynecologist) and Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).
Last Update: 06/22/2020
